Exceptional undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte may apply to this Early Entry Program to begin work toward a graduate degree before completion of the baccalaureate degree.

All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements  .

Admission Requirements

Current UNC Charlotte Undergraduate Students

• See University Admission Requirements   
• Completion of at least 75 undergraduate credit hours (although it is expected that close to 90 credit hours will have been earned by the time the first graduate course is taken)
• Minimum 3.2 overall undergraduate GPA
• Submit application online at gradadmissions.charlotte.edu/apply and provide supporting documents
• Recommendation by the Graduate Program Director and approved by the Graduate School

Note: GRE scores are not required.

Progression Requirements

• Completion of Early Entry Program Form, and approved by the Undergraduate Coordinator, Graduate Program Director, and Graduate School, prior to registering for graduate coursework each semester
• Maintain a minimum 3.0 overall undergraduate GPA
• Undergraduate students are allowed to take only 15 hours of graduate credit before they have completed their baccalaureate degree.

Special Policies or Requirements

Up to 12 credit hours earned at the graduate level may be substituted for required undergraduate hours (i.e., up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework may be double-counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees).  LACS and TRAN 5000- and 6000-level courses can be double-counted for the Major in French, Major in German, Major in Japanese, and the Graduate Certificate program for students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs simultaneously.

The following table outlines the courses that can be double-counted:

Translating, Spanish-English
Graduate Course	Undergraduate Course
TRAN 6000 TRAN 6601 TRAN 6602 TRAN 6603 TRAN 6604	TRAN 3601
TRAN 5050 TRAN 6472	TRAN 4442
TRAN 5050 TRAN 6474 TRAN 6476	TRAN 4443

 

Translating, French-English
Graduate Course	Undergraduate Course
TRAN 5402 TRAN 5404	TRAN 4402
TRAN 5403	TRAN 4403
TRAN 6000 TRAN 6601 TRAN 6602 TRAN 6603 TRAN 6604	TRAN 3601

 

Translating, German-English
Graduate Course	Undergraduate Course
TRAN 5412 TRAN 5413 TRAN 5414 TRAN 5050 LACS 5050	TRAN 4412   TRAN 4413
TRAN 6000 TRAN 6601 TRAN 6602 TRAN 6603 TRAN 6604	TRAN 3601

 

Translating, Japanese-English
Graduate Course	Undergraduate Course
TRAN 5422 TRAN 5423 TRAN 5424 TRAN 5050	TRAN 4442    TRAN 4443
TRAN 6000 TRAN 6601 TRAN 6602 TRAN 6603 TRAN 6604	TRAN 3601

 

For additional details on Early Entry to Graduate Programs, see the “Degree Requirements and Academic Policies” section of the Graduate Catalog and the Graduate Admissions website at gradadmissions.charlotte.edu/admissions/early-entry.

For details about the full requirements for this degree program, see the program listing in the Graduate Catalog.